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Yuki's POV
With most of the Shadow Rider's defeated we were down to the last few keys, me, Alexis, Chazz and Jaden.
"We're almost out of the woods, there can't be many Shadow Riders left." Cleopatra told me.
"Yeah but that means only the strong ones remain." I hummed seeing my phone was ringing "Yes…Banner…haven't seen him…no one has… alright, no problem I'll let you know."
I hung up.
"Banner is missing." I told Cleo.
"You don't say." She looked at me "Perhaps the Shadow Riders got him."
I tapped my left hand, the one with the rings, on my desk.
"So it's started has it…AH!"
I grabbed my head.
Chosen Servants…you have proven yourselves useful once more, to complete this task we bestow upon you this power…but your time here is coming to a close, make your peace with this place.
"Damn." Cleopatra rubbed her head "They could deliver their messages in a less painful way."
"I guess it's almost the end of our time at Duel Academy." I smiled "We have to make sure Jaden is ready to move forward without us."
Later
With Banner missing and Alexis and Chazz losing their keys to a figure calling itself Amnael. Jaden and I were the only two remaining with Spirit Keys.
"I'm waiting." I stood out on the rocky outcropping by the shore "Shall we begin Amnael?"
The wind blew violently as a wave crashed on the shore and a man in a heavy coat and wrapped face appeared.
"HMPH!" I held my ringed hand out.
"HYA!" Cleopatra did the same with her right ringed hand and we clapped them together.
"REVELATION!"
My mind was filled with information about Amnael.
"Just as I thought." I looked up "Enough hiding Banner."
"How did you-."
"The Gods showed me." I held up my left hand "Your name is Lyman Banner, or Amnael, you studied Alchemy in an attempt to find the path to Immortality but were stuck with sickness and curse for your hubris. Now you posses a Dark Item and duel for the Shadow Riders, planning to use the beasts power to create a perfect body and live forever. But I didn't need the Gods to tell me all that, I figured out you were a Shadow Rider weeks ago."
"It's not surprising, your one of a few competent people around here, but that won't be lasting much longer." He said "Even the Gods won't stop me."
"If you're so obsessed with success let's get this duel started!" I yelled drawing my hand "I'm going first…I play five cards facedown and end my turn."
"An interesting choice" he snickered drawing a hand "I start with the spell card Chaos Distill any of my cards that would normally go to the graveyard are instead removed from play."
"It's a banishment deck." Cleopatra warned.
"I trigger my first trap." I said "Pyramid of Light. Nothing happens now, but I also trigger the First Sarcophagus trap! You saw the duel with Abidos so I'll save the explanation, that's all I have for now."
"Laying all those traps, I wonder what you're planning." Banner smirked "Best to put an end to it, Giant Trunade!"
"Magic Jammer!" I flipped another of my traps "I'm not letting you pull a soft reset on my timing."
"As expected, I was trying to get that tricky trap off the field." He smirked playing a spell card "Tin Spell Circle! This spell special summons a Alchemy Beast- Aretos the Tin to my field."
Aretos the Tin- LVL 3 ATK 500 DEF 500
"Then the spell Steel Lamp! To Summon Salamandra the Steel."
Salamandra the Steel- LVL 3 ATK 500 DEF 500
He played two more Alchemy beasts with the same stats, Leon the Lead and Ouroboros the Bronze.
He's trying to remove a ton of cards from play…the card he didn't play is either the deck's ace or a card to summon it on the spot.
"I should take this opportunity to deal some damage yes?" he asked "All my beasts attack!"
"Trap Embodiment of Apophis!"
I summoned the snake warrior to my side of the field
Embodiment of Apophis: LVL 4 ATK 1600 DEF 1800
I was able to destroy Ouroboros but he canceled the other attacks to limit the damage.
"It's your turn now." He told me.
"I draw, my Second Sarcophogus Activates." I looked at my card "First I pay 500 life points to summon Sphinx Teleia from my hand, but she can't attack this turn."
Sphinx Teleia: LVL 10 ATK 2500 DEF 3000
"I attack again with Embodiment of Apophis and deal another 1100 damage!" Cleopatra took over and destroyed Leon the Lead.
The card in our hand was Spirit of the Pharoh so we had no play left.
"We end the turn." We told him.
"I draw and play Pot of Greed to draw two cards then play White Process Albedo! In order to summon Golden Homunculus!"
Golden Homunculus- LVL 6 ATK ? DEF ?
"There it is." Cleopatra said.
"This monster's attack and defense are 300 times the number of cards I have banished." Banner revealed "Let's see, the five spell, two monsters and the Grand Trunade you jammed makes…eight."
"So not enough to destroy my Sphinx." I smirked.
"Oh, wait White Process Albedo has resolved its effect." He smiled sliding it into the removed pile "I believe that makes nine cards so…"
"2700." I gulped.
"Our monsters are screwed!" Cleopatra yelled.
"My Golden Homunculus attacks Sphinx Teleia!"
"GAH!" I yelled taking 200 damage.
"I play two cards face down and end my turn." Banner smiled.
"We're still in this." Cleopatra told me "Just draw."
"Right." I put my hand on my cards "A truly powerful duelist can shape the outcome of a duel. They can even generate the very card that they need to draw!"
I flipped my card "First I activate Third Sarcophogus to summon Spirit of the Pharaoh!"
Spirit of the Pharaoh: LVL6 ATK 2500 DEF 2000
"Then I play the spell card Violet Crystal to give him an additional 300 ATK and DEF!" I smiled "That's 100 more than your Homunculus! But if I attack one of your weaker monsters you'll lose here and now! Attack Salamandra the Silver!"
"I play the Trap Card Negate Attack!" Banner smiled "I believe this is another of your favorite traps, it stops the battle phase."
"No…" I dropped down to my knees as he gained another banished card for Ten total.
There's no cards in my hand…and only two monsters on the field, I'm screwed…
"I'll be wrapping this up now." Banner drew a card "Chaos Greed allows me to draw two more cards, then I play Card Destruction to discard our hands and draw the same number of cards but you have none to draw whereas I gain an additional three."
"14…" I gulped "Time 300 is…"
"4200." Cleopatra said "and we've lost 700 Life."
"GAHHH!" I yelled when he attacked my Apophis and dealt 2600 damage, lowering my life to just 700.
"Then I finish this with the trap card Ring of Destruction." Banner said "I equip it to Spirit of the Pharaoh. I also trigger the spell Ring of Defense to protect my own life points."
"Done in by that card…yet again." I sighed as my monster exploded.
You may have lost but you guided the young one as needed, your time at that school is finished, leave that place in their hands…we will contact you again when you are needed once more.
AN
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Okay so I'm done with the GX portion of the story. Of all the Yugioh series GX is my least favorite which is why I'm stopping where I am…on to 5Ds, my favorite of the series.
Till Next Time!
